Newcomb Art Museum - Women, Art and Social Change

Women, Art and Social Change

Completed
Oct 3, 2013 – Nov 6, 2016
Organized by the Newcomb Art Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Women, Art, and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise is the largest presentation of Newcomb arts and crafts in more than twenty-five years.

Works from various periods examine the role that the enterprise played in promoting art for the betterment of women, and in turn, New Orleans’ business and cultural communities, still struggling from the effects of the Civil War. The exhibit features significant examples of the iconic pottery, as well as lesser known textiles, metalwork, jewelry, bookbinding and historical artifacts.

Women, Art, and Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise offers new insights into the Newcomb community—the philosophy, the friendships, the craftsmanship, and the women who made an enduring mark on American art and industry.

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Exhibition Objects (60)

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Image of Bowl with Abstract Tiered Design

Bowl with Abstract Tiered Design 2010.9.1

Cachepot with Lotus Design 1982.401-C

Image of Cachepot with Stylized Leaf Design

Cachepot with Stylized Leaf Design 1973.140-C

Cameo Bracelet 1973.75-D&MA

Image of Copper Bookends (Pair) "Frances Margie Smith Memorial"

Copper Bookends (Pair) "Frances Margie Smith Memorial" 1973.50.a&b-D&MA

Image of Cut-out and Hand-wrought Silver Porringer

Cut-out and Hand-wrought Silver Porringer 2002.6.3

Image of Double Handled Jar with Arrowhead Design

Double Handled Jar with Arrowhead Design 2008.3

Image of Egyptian Historic Ornament Design

Egyptian Historic Ornament Design 2011.34

Fork 2002.1.8.a

Image of Hand-wrought and Soldered Silver Water Pitcher

Hand-wrought and Soldered Silver Water Pitcher 2002.1.1

Image of Humidor with Dutchmans Pipe Design

Humidor with Dutchmans Pipe Design 0000_1341

Image of Lamp Base with Cat's Claw Design

Lamp Base with Cat's Claw Design 1973.125.a-C

Lidded Espanol Jar 2010.12.46

Image of Medal of Award, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900

Medal of Award, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900 1973.20-D&MA

Image of Monogram Necklace with Moonstone set in Silver

Monogram Necklace with Moonstone set in Silver 1985.10.3

Image of Newcomb Bound Book: Modern American Poetry: A Critical Anthology, ed. by Louis Untermeyer

Newcomb Bound Book: Modern American Poetry: A Critical Anthology, ed. by Louis Untermeyer 2002.3.5

Image of Newcomb Bound Book: On Specimens of the Russian Poets

Newcomb Bound Book: On Specimens of the Russian Poets 2002.3.4

Image of Newcomb Bound Book: The Woman of Andros by Thorton Wilder

Newcomb Bound Book: The Woman of Andros by Thorton Wilder 2001.7.3A

Image of Newcomb Chapel on Washington Avenue Campus Plaque

Newcomb Chapel on Washington Avenue Campus Plaque 1982.398-C

Oval Silver Frame 1973.15-D&MA

Image of Painted Plate with Blueberry Design

Painted Plate with Blueberry Design 1973.187-C

Image of Pitcher with Abstract Brocade Design

Pitcher with Abstract Brocade Design 2009.2.2

Image of Pitcher with Pitcher Plant Design

Pitcher with Pitcher Plant Design 2007.13

Plate with Koi Fish Design 1973.34-C

Image of Plate with Newcomb Fountain and Oak Design

Plate with Newcomb Fountain and Oak Design 1995.5.1A

Image of Plate with Prickly Pear Cactus Design

Plate with Prickly Pear Cactus Design 2010.10.14

Image of Plate with Southern Coastal Violet Design

Plate with Southern Coastal Violet Design 1973.164-C

Plate, Gulf Stream Ware A.2000.1510

Pokerwork Inkwell 2009.2

Image of Silver Buckle with Palmetto Leaf Design

Silver Buckle with Palmetto Leaf Design 1973.105-D&MA

Image of Silver Chalice with Abstract Design

Silver Chalice with Abstract Design 2002.1.5

Image of Study of Near Eastern Ornamentation

Study of Near Eastern Ornamentation 0000_1408

Suitcase Plate "HLP" 2012.10.12

Suitcase Plate "WPM" 2012.10.15

Table Runner with Southern Pine design 1973.209-DMA

Image of Tall Vase with Louisiana Iris Design

Tall Vase with Louisiana Iris Design 1982.415-C

Tile with Cypress Swamp Design 2007.9

Tyg with Pine Grove Design 1996.6.1

Image of Tyg with Stylized Cross-Section of Floral Design

Tyg with Stylized Cross-Section of Floral Design 1973.23-C

Image of Vase of Warbler Ware with Mocha Glaze

Vase of Warbler Ware with Mocha Glaze 1973.258-C

Vase with Ajuga Design 2010.12.55

Image of Vase with Anchor and Wave Design

Vase with Anchor and Wave Design 1983.444-C

Vase with Applied Ornament 2011.4.3

Vase with Bamboo Design 1982.5.9

Vase with Cockscomb Design 2012.5.1

Image of Vase with Cypress Pine Wood Design

Vase with Cypress Pine Wood Design 2010.12.54

Image of Vase with Cypress Swamp at Dusk Design

Vase with Cypress Swamp at Dusk Design 1973.128-C

Vase with Grand Isle Design 1973.67-C

Image of Vase with Live Oak, Moon and Moss Design

Vase with Live Oak, Moon and Moss Design 2000.5.1

Image of Vase with Moonlit Palm Tree Design Design

Vase with Moonlit Palm Tree Design Design 1975.382-C

Image of Vase with Oaks, Moss and Moon Design

Vase with Oaks, Moss and Moon Design 2010.12.6

Image of Vase with Pecan and Foliage Design

Vase with Pecan and Foliage Design 2010.12.35

Vase with Poppy Design 1985.505-C

Vase with Quince Design 1973.378-C

Image of Vase with Stylized Dogwood Design

Vase with Stylized Dogwood Design 1973.181-C

Image of Vase with Stylized Jonquil Design

Vase with Stylized Jonquil Design 2011.35

Vase wtih Schooner Design 1973.135-C

Vase, Gulf Rainware 1973.227-C

Vase, Lichenware 1973.289-C

Wall Hanging with Pine Forest Design 1973.21-DMA

Exhibition Images (108)

Artists (35)

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Anna "Fanny" Frances Connor Simpson (New Orleans, LA, 1880 - 1930)
Corinne Marie Chalaron (New Orleans, 1900 - 1977, Texas)
Emilie de Hoa LeBlanc (New Orleans, LA, 1870 - 1941)
Esther Huger Elliott (1872 - 1957)
Eunice Baccich (New Orleans, 1895 - 1981, New Orleans)
Francis A. Ford (New Orleans, LA, 1916 - 1984)
Gertrude Roberts Smith (1868 (May 11) - 1962 (February 24))
Harriet "Hattie" Coulter Joor (Navarro County, TX, 1875 - 1965 (March 28), Lafayette, LA)
Henrietta Davidson Bailey (New Orleans, LA, 1874 - 1950, New Orleans, LA)
J.C. Chaplain
Jonathan Browne Hunt (Flemington, New Jersey, 1876 - 1943, Denver, CO)
Joseph Fortune Meyer (Burthiers, Haute-Saone, France, 1848 - 1931, New Orleans, LA)
Juanita Louise Gonzales (New Orleans, LA, 1903 - 1935)
Juanita Marie Mauras (New Orleans, LA, 1880 - 1952, New Orleans, LA)
Jules Gabry (1850 - 1897, Biloxi, MS)
Katharine Kopman (New Orleans, LA, 1869 - 1950, Biloxi, MS)
Kenneth Eugene Smith (Scio, New York, 1907 - 1980, Indiana)
Lilyan Alvina Guedry (New Orleans, Louisiana, 1877 - 1913, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Limoges
Lynne Watkins (1887 - 1961, Pass Christian, MS)
Marie de Hoa LeBlanc (New Orleans, LA, 1874 - 1954, New Orleans, LA)
Marie Odelle "Odile" Delavigne (New Orleans, 1873 - 1963)
Mary Givens Sheerer (Covinton, KY, 1865 - 1954 (December 3), Cinncinati, OH)
Mary Williams Butler (New Orleans, Louisiana, 1873 - 1937 (October 20), New Orleans, Louisiana)
Maude Robinson (1880 - 1960)
Miriam Flora Levy (Franklin, LA, 1895 - 1975 (August 11), New Orleans, LA)
Newcomb Artisan
Newcomb Guild (New Orleans, LA, 1940 – 1952)
Roberta Beverly Kennon (1877 - 1931)
Rosalie Mildred Roos Wiener (1889 - 1982)
Sabina Elliott Wells (Charleston, SC, 1876 - 1943, Hoopers Creek, NC)
Sarah Agnes Estelle "Sadie" Irvine (New Orleans, LA, 1887 - 1970, New Orleans, LA)
Selina Elizabeth Bres (New Orleans, Louisiana, 1870 - 1953, Paris, France)
Shirley Austin Teunisson (New Orleans, LA, 1911 - 2004, New Orleans, LA)
Thorton Wilder

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